Breast cancer can occur in women and rarely in men. Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast.
- Every 13 minutes, a woman dies from breast cancer in the U.S.
- In the U.S., 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
- Breast Cancer kills 450 men in the U.S. every year.
- Angelina Jolie's breast cancer announcement doubled the number of women being tested in its first few months.
- Exercise, like walking, can reduce breast cancer risk by 25%.
- There is a US$1000 sports bra which uses heat sensors to detect signs of breast cancer up to 6 years earlier than a mammogram can.
- Breast cancer is one of the most survivable types of cancers over a five year period.
- A cooling cap can prevent breast cancer patients facing chemotherapy from losing their hair.
- 30% of all cancers diagnosed in women are breast cancers.
- A woman's risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
- 85%people survive breast cancer beyond 5 years.
- Pigeons can be trained to detect breast cancer in mammogram scans.
- 2.9 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the U.S. today.
- Only 1 in 10 breast cancers are genetic.
- Regular mammograms actually increase the risk of dying of breast cancer.